11/30/2011: Some players are unable to connect to Mafia Wars 2

We are aware that many players of Mafia Wars 2 are not able to play the game at the moment.

We are actively engaged in fixing the connection problems and ensuring that all of our players will be able to play.

 

If you cannot play Mafia Wars 2 right now, please be patient and continue to try to load the game.

 

We appreciate your understanding in this matter.  There is no need to log a support ticket with us, for our agents cannot correct the connection problem.

 

Thanks!

--The Mafia Wars 2 Support Team

"Right Between the Eyes" mission asks you for Smart Bullet 3 powerups (Mafia Wars 2)

The Mission "Right Between the Eyes" asks you to Snipe the tower guards on Boxer Island. Some players, during this mission, get a message that they need a Smart Bullet 3 powerup.
 

The mission briefing window leaves out the detail that you need to have 4 of the Smart Bullet 3 powerups in your inventory. As you pick off each of the guards, one of the powerups is removed from your inventory.
 

To finish this mission properly, make sure you have the required Smart Bullet 3 powerups in your inventory. You do not need to have the powerups activated to complete the mission.

 

The mission briefing window will soon be changed to reflect this discrepancy.

 

Thanks for your patience!

 

--The Mafia Wars 2 Support Team

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December Collector's Edition Items

December Collector's Edition Items

We are excited to announce the December Collector's Edition Item Schedule! Two items will be added to the Marketplace each week, a 35RP one on Tuesdays and a 46RP one with skill points on Fridays. On each of these days, a count of 2,000 will be made available at 2:00 AM (Pacific Time) and an additional 5,000 will be made available at 9:00 AM (Pacific Time). You will have only 24 hours to buy yours, but don't wait until the last minute, as these exclusive items tend to sell out quickly! Visit the Marketplace every Tuesday and Friday to try to nab one of the precious 7,000 of each Collector's Edition Item. Check out the schedule below!

December Collector's Edition Item Schedule
		Friday, 12/2: Steel Crescent (91/146) +6 Energy
Tuesday, 12/6: Gladiator Chain Legs (148/89)		Friday, 12/9: Rhinoceros (94/147) +4 Defense
Tuesday, 12/13: Heavy Hacker (95/148)		Friday, 12/16: Coati (148/85) +6 Stamina
Tuesday, 12/20: Sky Swallow (86/152)		Friday, 12/23: Redcedar Boots (150/90) +10 Health
Tuesday, 12/27: Chant (152/80)		Friday, 12/30: Triple Threat (85/157) +4 Attack

Info from Official Mafia Wars Blog

Not getting crafting credit in the mission "More Guns" (Mafia Wars2)

We're aware of some confusion regarding the Stiletto mission "More Guns".  Players say that they have crafted some of the Handgun B32s, but they aren't getting mission credit for them.
 

The misunderstading is that you must have 6 of the handguns in your inventory, not merely crafting them. You can craft the guns, or pay to get them in the mission window.  Either method will add them to your inventory and raise the mission tally.

After you make 2 of the Handgun B32s, that will allow you to craft the next weapon the Silenced B32, but you shouldn't do this. If you lose two from inventory to craft it, you won't get credit for the mission.



You should craft 6 Handgun B32s to complete the mission, then do other actions.

 

We hope that this clears up the matter for you.

 

--The Mafia Wars 2 Support Team.

The Leaderboards will be resetting on December 1 (Mafia Wars2)

This is a bit of a 'heads up' notice, that the Leaderboards for our fighting arenas will be resetting on Thursday, December 1.
 

On this date, your tally of accumulated Tokens on the Leaderboards will be reset to 0. This will happen for all players. You should plan ahead so that you can get ahead, and stay ahead, of your friends!

 

Your current amount of earned Tokens (the amount listed in the upper-right part of the screen) will not be affected.

 

On that same date, the rewards for the Leaderboards will be changed, so there will be new things for you to compete for.

 

Remember, you can always click on the little "skull chalice" icon next to the arena name in order to see the time left in the monthly tournament.

 

--The Mafia Wars 2 Support Team

"Clear more space in your override me inventory" message (Mafia Wars2)

We are aware of the unclear message that says, "Your inventory is full. Clear more space in your override me inventory."

We apologize for the poor language in that message.  There is no 'override me' inventory. The inventory section that is full is your Social Items.

 

Although it doesn't have a fullness indicator, there is a limit of 24 stacks of Social Items in your inventory. 

To clear space in the Social Items tab, go into the 'Misc' tab (the farthest right tab), and the first area is the social items category.

You will need to delete some full stacks of items in order to free up an empty slot in the social items area. 

 

This may mean you need to make some difficult decisions about what building you want to upgrade first, and put off upgrades of others. 

 

The confusing message will be changed very shortly.  We hope this clears up the issue for you.

 

--The Mafia Wars 2 Support Team

Nicky Dillinger - Collector's Edition Items

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New Secret District in Brazil: Snake Island (available next week)

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This & Next Week - 11/25/2011

Released This Week

Facebook Feed Settings: How To Get More Mafia Help By Increasing The Visibility Of Your Mafia Wars Posts
Learn how to optimize your Facebook settings to make sure you and your friends don't miss a single Mafia Wars post.

Save Don's Dinner
The Don needs more turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner. Collect 25 to be rewarded with a powerful item: his right-hand man, The Butler (155/95 at Ruby level).

The Fight Module Docking Option Is Back - And How To Enable It
If your fight module is still floating, read this to learn how to dock it again.

New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Botanical Garden
The strength of the green-thumb items you can build in the Botanical Garden depends on how high you are able to upgrade the property by 9am (Pacific Time) on 12/9.

Black Friday Revenge Marketplace Sale
60% off RP purchases & get a Deathstalker (217/100) for pruchasing 15 qualifying* items from the Marketplace. [*Loyalty Program, Fight Club, Pawnshop, Treasure Chest keys, & items selling for less than 5RP do not qualify for prize.]

 This Week's Major Bug Fixes

Fight Module Floats On Page and Won't Dock

Cider House - Prematurely Expired Request Feeds

If you are experiencing issues of any kind, please let us know via the Bugs & Support forum, where you can get the latest updates on known issues, fixed bugs, & solutions in development.

 Coming Next Week*

*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.

Ice Season 12

Gift Mastery Event: Incognito

Tattoo Crates

Secret District: Snake Island

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New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden is our newest limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts New York City property! You have until 9:00 AM (Pacific Time) on Friday 12/9 to upgrade it to its maximum potential through feeds/requests. The Botanical Garden will retain the level to which you are able to upgrade it by the time the countdown timer reaches 0:00:00, after which the only way to upgrade the property will be by purchasing the remaining parts you need with RP. The Botanical Garden will allow you to craft some green-thumb loot, including the Botanist (63/101 +4 Defense at ruby level) as you upgrade the property with the help of your Mafia sending you upgrade parts!
Info from Official Mafia Wars Blog

Ethiopian Wolf - Collector's Editon Items

New Limited Edition Items

Black Friday Marketplace Sale

 Purchase 15 items in the Marketplace* in order to fill the Sale Bar. Once it's full, you'll be rewarded a Deathstalker limited edition item.

 Sale items include 4 limited time Black Friday items. The event ends on November 27th at 11:59PM PST.

* Loyalty Program, Fight Club, Pawnshop, Treasure Chest keys, and items selling for less than 5RP do not qualify for prize.

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Release Notes 11.23.11

Hey Crew, Mafia Wars 2 has been updated again! We did lots of behind-the-scenes bug-squashing this week, but here are the things you'll notice have changed in the game!

Of Special Note

• Level Cap has been raised to 60!
• New Thanksgiving themed items have been added to the Marketplace
• You can now build a Safehouse, which will add a defense bonus. You'll get a +10 bonus on completion and +3 for each upgrade.
• Check out the floating craps game in the Abandoned Casino in The Badlands for a chance to win some cool items and/or gold bars.

Fixes

• The wardrobe tab in your profile window now works properly.
• That annoying line over your Level 3 parts factory is gone
• If you were unable to load your home turf, you can now go home again.
• http://forums.mafiawars2.com/showthread.php?t=5199

New Marketplace Items

 

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Resolved Property Issues (Updated 11/23/2011)

 

Hello Mafia Players,

This is the list of Property Issues that we believe have been resolved. If you are experiencing any of these issues, please reply to this thread with your answers to the following questions so that we may better assist you.

Remember, only forum moderators, administrators, and Mafia Wars developers will be able to see your post, so your information will remain private.

1. What issue, from the list below, are you currently experiencing? (Feel free to use the provided description of the issue.)
2. Are you sure you experienced the issue after we implemented the fix? (The date appears in the issue's status, as does the time, when possible.)
3. What are you doing in the game when you experience the issue? (Please provide as much detail as possible to help us reproduce the actions that trigger the issue for you.)
4. What Internet browser are you using and what is its version number? (Example: Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.)
5. What is your Facebook profile link? (Examples: http://www.facebook.com/username or http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4444444444444444)

-------------------------------------------Resolved Issues-------------------------------------------

Cider House - Prematurely Expired Request Feeds
Issue: All request feeds generated by the Cider House were giving players a "This Feed Has Expired" error message.
Status: Resolved around 2pm (Pacific Time) on 11/23/2011. The timer on the Cider House has been extended by 20 hours to make up for the time lost to the error.

400 Error
Issue: Visiting Chicago Properties give a 400 Error.
Status: Resolved.

Union Hall
Issue: Collect All does not collect from cash properties.
Status: Resolved.

Cemetery
Issue: Players receive a "Feed is Expired" message when clicking property part feeds.
Status: Resolved.

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Don't see your issue? Be sure to check the Known Property Issues thread before posting a bug report in the Report A Bug forum.

Thanks,

~Mafia Wars Team
http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?p=10327707

Save Don’s Dinner

Reprinted from Official Mafia Wars Blog:

The Don is nostalgic for those big family gatherings and his mama’s roast turkey, so he’s invited you to Thanksgiving, but he needs more birds. Collect enough (25) turkeys - steal them from opponents' ice-cold hands if you have to - and he’ll reward you with a powerful item: his right-hand man, the Butler (155/95 at Ruby level). You start with 5 turkeys. After that, additional turkeys can be acquired by:

Requesting from your Mafia: You can receive up to 20 turkeys per day from requests to your friends; each request makes 5 turkeys available to be claimed by friends. Earning from Jobs: You can earn up to 20 turkeys per day as loot dropped from doing jobs. Stealing in Fights: If you can steal turkeys in fights, you can also lose turkeys in fights. (Keep reading to learn about the offensive tools and defensive measures you can take.) The fowl goes to the winner. You can steal up to 20 turkeys a day from others by winning battles and the sky’s the limit on turkeys won through icing. Purchasing from the Marketplace: 10 turkeys for 10RP!

Turkey Protection: Protecting Your Birds
Turkey Protection guards your turkeys against theft for a limited time (5 minutes). You can gain them from your Mafia (max of 20 Turkey Protections received via requests per day) or purchased in quantities of 5 for 5RP or 10 for 8RP. Automatically depleted when you are attacked or iced.
Turkey Vision: Finding Birds Of An Unprotected Feather
While players with turkeys are visible without it, Turkey Vision can be used to see which players have turkeys that can be stolen – those that are unprotected or have low protection. 15 minutes of Turkey Vision can be purchased in the marketplace for 10RP.
The Save Don’s Dinner event has already begun and ends at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, November 30th. You will be able to continue to purchase and redeem turkeys through December 7th. Good luck in your attempt to Save Don’s Dinner!